SQL-Sombrero/VBX is a programming interface to DB-Library, a SQL Server API for C programmers. It provides functions used to build SQL Server front-end applications for the Windows operating environment. It allows Visual Basic to interact directly with SQL Server (Sybase or Microsoft). The functions allow a developer to easily make connections with SQL Server databases, send Transact-SQL statements, and process their results.
Have you ever wanted to access your SQL Server without resorting to using ODBC or any indirect layer tool? The SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library is your solution!!!
SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library component will allow you to do just that. The SQL-Sombrero/VBX is a Visual Basic Extension that provides the direct interface to use DB-Library functions without using C or C++.
Direct access to the SYBASE/Microsoft DB-Library functions SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library allows direct access to SYBASE/Microsoft DB-Library functions from any product that use Visual Basic VBX files.
Direct access to DB-Library from Visual Basic!. In conjunction with Visual Basic you can have total control over accessing all Microsoft and SYBASE SQL Server and Gateways, including the SYBASE/Micro Decisionware Inc. Database Gateways. It can also be used to replace the use of ODBC and VBSQL when using SQL-Sombrero/VBX or SQL-Sombrero/OLE for DB-Library.
SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library contains all the DB-Library functionality (over 120 functions). SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library includes Windows on-line help! SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library gives access to all DB-Library Bulk-Copy functions. SQL-Sombrero/VBX for DB-Library works with Microsoft and SYBASE SQL Server (System 10 also).
The SQL-Sombrero/VBX component contains an Application Programming Interface (API) providing direct access to the functionality of DB-Library. It also allows access to the data on the server, access to the Bulk Copy routines and access to the error and notification messages which are sent by the SQL Server to the application.
How does the application programmer use the SQL-Sombrero/VBX programming interface? First the programmer must add the SQLDBLIB.VBX to the Visual Basic project. Then, an "include" file where all DB-Library functions are declared must also be added to the Visual Basic project. Once this is completed, the programmer will have access to the complete DB-Library function set through the SQL-Sombrero/VBX programming interface.
Programming using the SQL-Sombrero/VBX component is accomplished by using the exposed API. This API maps directly to DB-Library functions. This is accomplished without the need to know how SQL-Sombrero/VBX interfaces with DB-Library.
The SQL-Sombrero/VBX component is used to present to the user an easy to use Application Programming Interface (API) in Visual Basic. This programming interface is fully Visual Basic compliant. The SQL-Sombrero/VBX component defines a set of methods (functions) and makes those methods available to other applications to enable programmability through the Application Programming Interface (API).
System Requirements
Client: ╖ 386/20Mhz or higher processor. ╖ Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Higher or ╖ Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 or Higher ╖ Microsoft or Sybase Net-Library client software for Windows. ╖ Visual Basic or a programming language capable of using VBX's Server: ╖ Microsoft SQL Server: ╖ OS/2: 4.2 or above. ╖ Windows NT: 4.2 or above. ╖ Sybase SQL Server: ╖ All platforms v. 4.2 - 4.9x, System 10 (Sybase NLM included) ╖ Sybase/MDI database gateways ╖ Any Open Server (ODS) based server